National Senior Indoors this week end
On Saturday and Sunday next Ireland's best athletes will be in action at the National Senior Indoor Championships in Athlone and Waterford will be very well represented there. Local athletes expected to defend titles are Kelly Proper in the 200 metres and long jump,Thomas Barr 400 metres, Niall Tuohy 800 metres, David McCarthy 5000 and quite a few more will be hoping to figure also.On Saturday the first event is at 12 noon and on Sunday at 11.30 am,most of the finals are on Sunday.
Kelly fifth in Sheffield
At the British Indoor Championships in Sheffield on Sunday last Kelly Proper was 5 th in the long jump with a mark of 6.21 metres some way below her best. The winner of the event cleared 6.73 metres.
Two Ferrybank wins in Scotland
Thirty five young athletes from Ferrybank AC competed in the Scottish Under age Indoor Championships on Saturday and Sunday and they two won titles, one on each day. A comparative newcomer to the sport Phoebe Murphy won the 200 metres under 20 in 24.78 seconds and Praise Owoeye won the under 13 long jump with 4.65 metres and finished second in the 60 metres and shot putt with personal bests in all three, two others finished third in the under 20 grade Neasa Murphy in the high jump with 1.60 metres and Steven Walsh in the 200 metres with 22.23 while Priscilla Ademoye was 4th in the high jump u 15.
USA News
At an indoor meeting in Boston University last week end Shane Quinn finished 9 th in a 3000 metres race in a personal best time of 8 minutes 00.34 seconds just outside the European Indoor Qualification time of 8 minutes even. The overall winner of the event Isaac Pressen Furman Elite clocked 7.50.60. In Vienna on Friday last Niall Tuohy was 6 th in a good class 800 metres in 1.50.4. On Sunday Joe Gough competed as a guest in the Leinster Masters Indoors and won the over 55 400 metres and over 60 200 metres.
Munster Schools title won
On Thursday last the GloHealth Munster Secondary Schools Cross Country Championships were held in CIT Grounds in Cork and athletes from Waterford Schools performed very well.There was a win at minor level for the very consistent Jake Bagge Árd Scoil na Mara Tramore and second placings for Aisling Quinn Ursuline in the senior grade- she was beaten very narrowly- and Aaron Donnelly Abbey Community College at junior level, Miceál Power St Augustine's was third in the intermediate grade and Shane O'Neill De La Salle was also third in the junior section. In team competitions St Augustine'won the minor boys and Ursuline Convent won the junior girls.
Kilmacthomas 5 Miles
230 competed in the 13 th Annual Bausch and Lomb Kilmacthomas 5 Miles Road Race on Sunday last and Andrew Connick Ferrybank was first overall and Grace Mc Connell (Ballyroan/Abbeyleix ) led the ladies home..the following were the main prize winners.Men 1 Andrew Connick (Ferrybank ) 25.55 2 Noel Murphy (Waterford) 26.29 3 Tony O'Reilly (Ballyroan/Abbeyleix ) 26.54 . Women 1 Grace Mc Connell ( Ballyroan/Abbeyleix ) 31.41 2 Sally Forristal (St Joseph's) 31.51 3 Angela Mc Cann ( Clonmel ) 31.58.Proceeds to Waterford Hospice.
Mt Juliet Road Races
A number of athletes from the Waterford area got among the prizes in the Mt Juliet Half Marathon and 10 km on Saturday last. Noel Murphy of Waterford AC won the 10 km in 35 minutes and 1 second, Kate Nolan was second in the women's section in the Half Marathon in 1.30.14 and Martin Kirwan was third in the men's section in 1.21.44 both from Focus on Fitness,
Dungarvan10 KM on Sunday in Dungarvan
The final road race in the Michael Roche Carpets Spring Series, the 33 rd Déise College Dungarvan 10KM will take place at 11 am.on Sunday next February 22 nd The race headquarters at the Dungarvan GAA Club House which is where the presentation will also take place. Entry fee 8 euro. entries from 10 am
